Receptacle.



F. A. KANE.

REOEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. Z8, 1910.

Patented 0@1;.29,1912.

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FRANK A. KANE, OF MINOOK, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Oct. 29,1912.

Application led November 28, 1910. Serial No. 594,624.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, FRANK A. KANE, a

citizen. of the yUnited States, 'residing at' Minooka, in the county oflLackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacles, of which the followingis a specifica'tion. y

This invention relates to.receptacles' and` particularly to the closures thereof. i

.It is particularly adapted forrcollapslble tubes, especially where the same 'are em-` ployed for tooth paste and the like.

Heretofore, it has been roposed to 'employ, in toothpaste collap'slblectubes, a detachable closure.. To this, there are serious objections, among-which may be mentioned thecontents insanitary.

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,face on its bristle-engaging 'It i'sthe object of my invention to .produce a l receptacle in which these objections are Another object of my invention lis to pro- `vide -a tube1 whereby its contents 4may be projected onto the bristles of a tooth brush 1n such form that there sha-lil be a fiat surace.

With these and other objects in View, the invention resides, primarily, in. a receptacle in 'which the closure comprises an inner member and a rotatable member. which is, lby preference, mounted permanently u onthe inner member. Both the inner mem er and `the rotatable member are provided-.with one or more apertures adapted, when the vreceptacle isjclosed, to be out of register butl Awhich are adapted to be brought. intoV register by merely turning the rotatable member,^ w1thout. removal thereof from'the in- .ner member which su ports it. Where the receptacle is to be utlllzed for viscous materials', such as` tooth paste, ointments, Syrups, etc., the, coperating apertures in the two members are preferably? formed to produce; atleast one. flat surface. To facilitate the manipulation of .the rotatablemember, it is, at one or another portion of its surface, milled, roughened, or otherwlse constructed to provide a finger-engaging sur-`l face. Means, on one or another of the members, are also provided for limiting the movement of the rotatable member.

I am aware that it has heretofore been proposed to provide receptacles with a stationary member and a rotatable member, with means for limit-ing the movement .of one on and .relatively to the other; but, so far. as I am aware, there is nothing` in the art which discloses a structure similar to that herein contemplated, in that, in these other formsof receptacles, therel is absent fat least one 'feat-ure, to wit, an extended portion' on the outer member whereby its operation may be facilitated. In practical useA of 'these receptacles, especially those containing viscousisubstances, it is found that 'the coperating parts ofthe closure.

are not adapted Lfor convenient manipulation, and that it is a desideratum, in 'such devices, to provlde for convenient and saniceptacle.

tary handling of the contents of .the re- -ln the accompanying dra-Wings, Ihave illustrated several of the many possible embodiments of my invention, and fwherein:

Figure l is a View in perspective of my improved receptacle; Fig. 2 is ay similar view of the outer or rotatable member forming apart of my device; Fig. 3 is a similar view of the inner'member thereof; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional elevation onthe laine 4-4,-Fig. l; Fig. 5 is a top'plan view vof the outer member of the closure, the in- .ner member thereof appearing in dotted lines and, similarlyfthe relative positions of the apertures or openings in both members; Fig. 6 is a horizontal section through both members, the section being taken on the line-6 6, Fig. 4; and F igs. 7 .to 14 are illustrative of several modifications of which my invention is susceptible. l

yIn these drawings, the numeral 1 designates the body portion of a collapsible tube which, for convenience -of illustration, I

have shown in these drawings. It. will be understood, however, that the closure device, 2, constituting my invention, 1"s adaptable to any other appropriate form of .receptacle -wherein plastic, viscous, powdered,l or other lmaterials. are contained..

The closure'2 preferably comprises two members, namely, an outer member 3 andan fao ' hand free.

the two members in operative engagement inner member 4, Figs. 2 and 3. The member 3 preferably consists of a lcylindrical body portion 3, and a conical or ared portion 3b, at the lower end of which a milled surface 3 is provided to facilitate the operationV of this member. Similarly, the cylindrical portion 3a may be milled, as at 3d. This cylindrical portion is also provided with an opening or aperture 3, which may be of any preferred form, but which I elect to be of such formation that it will project the contents of the recptacle in such manner that, where such contents are of a more or less plastic character, at least one surface thereof shall be comparatively fiat. Moreover, the cylindrical portion is provided with an annular groove 3f, and with a limit stop 3g. The inner member 4 similarly 'comprises a cylindrical body portion 4a and a conical or flared portion 4b which connects, or is formed with, the body portion 1 of the receptacle. The cylindrical portion of this member. is provided with an opening or aperture" 4 of apform to coperate with the opening or aperture 3 in the outer member 3. The cylindrical portion is provided with an annular depression 4d adapted to receive the inner portion of the inwardly-extending groove 3 inthe member 3; and, also, with asecond groove or depression 4 in which the limit stop 3g rides. v t

It will beunderstood that the member -3 encompassesthe member 4, and that the means just described are adapted to ma1n, tain the parts in proper operative relation, the connection l'between the two members being such as to. permit easy rotation of one member relatively to the other. It will also be seen that, by providing the outer member 3 with the extension 3l and` with the? milled surface 3",'the closure, in its entirety, may be conveniently and readily manipulated' by the user with the same hand. as that in which the bodyportion is held. By. this arrange-l ment of the parts, it is unnecessary tore- Inove any portion when itis desired t effect a dlsc arge of the contents ofthe receptacle. The mere rotation of one part relative to the other, and this by the lingers of the same hand as that which holds the recep- `tacle, may be effected, leaving the other The permanent -`securement of with each other renders it unnecessary to remove any part in order to permit the removal of the contents of the receptacle. Moreover, the portion'sof the two members 3 and 4 in which thedischarge openings are provided are in such close and proper op` erative relation that the movement of one relatively to the other, to close-the receptacle, cuts offthe How or movement of the receptacles contents sharply, fso that no portlon of such contents is left exposed to harden or clog the parts.

The depression 4 is of such length that the limit stop 3g is allowed to travel therein onl to such extent that the apertures 3 an 4 will be in exact register when it is desired to discharge the contents of the receptacle; and, when the device is fclosed, so far out of register` as to preclude any leakage or accidental discharge' of isuch con,-

4tents. In Fig. 5, the relative positions of the apertures, when out of register, is clearly dlsclosed, the aperture 4 appearing lin dotted lines. In Fig. 6, the-coperati'ng relation of the limit stop 3g inthe groove 4 is made to clearly appear. To prevent any accidental turning of the parts, the groove 4 'is formed with depressions 4 whereby the co-acting parts are impositively locked against the overthrow movement.

As already stated, in Figs. 7 to 14, I' i have disclosed some of the various modifications of the construction. In viewofthe detailed explanation of one form of my invention, it. is not regarded as necessary to explain in vdetail the parts ofthe modified".

forms thereof, except to mention the distinguishin features.` In Figs. 7 and 8, Afor instance, t e members have theirdischarge openings 5 and 6, respectively, at the side, in lieu of in the top; andthe cylindrical portion of the outer member 3 is provided with an inwardly-extending annular flange 7 which is adapted to engage the annular c groove 8 -in the inner member 4, as shown in Fig. 8. In Fig. 9, instead of forming the inner member with an annular groove, it is provided with annular ribs 9 and 9a adapted to engage in annular ygrooves 10 and 1Qa formed on the inner face of the top Vportion of the outer member 3. Moreover, in lieu of the flared or conical extension on the p outer member 2, I may provide depending' arm or arms 11 formed with a finger piece` 12, -as shown 4in dotted, lines in this Fig.

9. In Fig. 10, I have illustrated the closure .as adapted for application to a receptacle for powder or other dry substances. In this instance, the cylindrical portion of the inner member is open at its. top, this opening being covered by the'top 13 of the outer 3. In Fig. 11, a somewhat different form than those heretofore described vis revealed.

In` this instance, the discharge opening 14 of the inner member vis elongated to provide a slot 14b in which the limit stopvl4 is adapted to travel. In this way, the necessity for providin an additional `slot or groove for. said `imit stop is eliminated. Moreover, they upper edge'of the cylindrical gs. 1 to portion of the inner member is provided with an outwardly-extending iange 14d which is adapted to engage in an' annular groove 14 in the outer member. In Fig. 12(i lthe inner and out'er members are illustrate tapered. The discharge openings may, of

course, be at the side, instead of in the top, as shown, and there may be one or a plurality of such discharge openings; and, slmi-A larly, the co-acting member-holding flanges or grooves maybe reversed and extend outwardly instead of inwardly, as here shown. Any finger-engaging surface may be provided in this form of the device, as will be readily understood. In Fig. 14:, I have dis- Y closed various forms of discharge openings which I may elect to employ, and 1n each and all of which, as will be'seen, at least one flat surface will be formed on the bristleengaging portion of the contents of the receptacle When it is discharged therefrom.

While I haveherein described my invention in detail, and illustrated several modifications thereof, it will be understood that Ythe saine is capable of a still wider range of modification.; and, moreover, that I do not herein intend to limit myself to the details revealed-except in so far as such details may be specified in the claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, its construction and mode of operation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A closure for receptacles having in combination, an inner member, an outer member comprising an encompassing por Y tion in operative engagement wlth said inner member, and a member-actuating portion extending outwardly from the encompassing portion and into operative relation with the outer surface of the sides of the receptacle and occupying a plane different from that of the encompassing portion, the members being provided with openings adapted to be brought intoand out of register, and means for holding the members 1n rotative operative relation. l

2. A closure for `receptacles having in combination, an inner member provided with an opening; a conical extension on its lower portion adapted to be joined to a receptacle; an outer member provided with an opening encompassing said inner member and adapted to rotate thereon; means for securing the members permanently in rotative relation; means for limiting the rotation of the members; and an actuating eX- tension carried by the outer member and eX- tended at an angle therefrom into proximate relation with the outer surface of the sides o f the receptacle.

3. A receptacle in combination with a closure therefor, comprising an inner member, an outer member comprising an encompassing portionv in operative engagement with said inner member, a member-actuating portion extending from the encompassinggportion into operative relation with the outer surface of the sides of the receptacle,

the members being provided with openings FRANK A. KANE.

Witnesses J AMES A'rKINs, B. P. FINIGAN. 

